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Aretha Franklin
La Diva

Album US 1979 on Atlantic label
R&B/Soul and Soundtrack (Disco)

Rhythm, strings, horns recorded at Penny Lane Studios, New York, N.Y. Lead vocals recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York, N.Y. Zulema Cusseaux appears courtesy of La Joint Records.

     
Musicians
PortraitAretha Franklin p, voc, *1942 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, producer, album by, written by
PortraitArthur Jenkins perc, cng, 1936-2009 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements
PortraitRichard Gibbs key, syn, tb, *1955 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements
PortraitSkip Scarborough key, p, 1944-2003 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements, producer, written by
PortraitVan McCoy bvoc, p, 1940-1979 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, keyboards, producer, written by
PortraitZulema bvoc, p, 1947-2013 US
arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, written by
PortraitBrian Allsop ep, b,
bass
PortraitGordon Edwards b, US
bass
PortraitKen Bichel syn, *1945 US
bells, orchestra bells, synthesizer, "cat" s.r.m.
PortraitGene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US
conductor, strings and horns
PortraitChris Parker dr, perc, US
drums
PortraitCornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US
guitar
PortraitJack Cavari g,
guitar
PortraitTom Hanlon g,
guitar
PortraitKen Ascher p, syn, *1944 US
keyboards
PortraitPaul Griffin org, 1937-2000 US
keyboards
PortraitRichard Tee p, 1943-1993 US
keyboards
Portrait'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo,
percussion
PortraitGeorge Devens perc, vib, *1931 US
percussion
Producers
Albert Bailey backing vocals
Brenda Hilliard backing vocals
Carolyn Franklin backing vocals
Diane Destry backing vocals
J.J. Jackson backing vocals
Pat Williamson backing vocals
Pete Marshall backing vocals
Richard Harris backing vocals
Sharon Brown backing vocals
Alan Varner engineer
Lee Decarlo engineer
Brian Marine engineer, assistant
John Terelle engineer, assistant
Rick Delana engineer, assistant
George Piros engineer, mastering
Charles Kipps producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Ladies OnlyAretha FranklinAretha Franklin5:15
2It's Gonna Get A Bit BetterAretha FranklinLalomie Washburn5:20
3What If I Should Ever Need YouAretha FranklinCharles Kipps3:32
4Honey I Need Your LoveAretha FranklinAretha Franklin2:45
5I Was Made For YouAretha FranklinClarence Franklin4:03
6Only StarAretha FranklinAretha Franklin5:04
7Reasons WhyAretha FranklinSkip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughn3:55
8You Brought Me Back To LifeAretha FranklinVan McCoy4:24
9Half A LoveAretha FranklinZulema5:25
10The FeelingAretha FranklinVan McCoy4:45
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